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March 1777
Friday 28
Moored in Port Royal Harbor Jamaica
Moderate and fair Weather
This day put His Majesty's Sloop Porcupine in to Commission as pr Order Vice Admiral Gayton, Saluted the Flag with 13 Guns.
Date: 28 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April [1777]
Friday 4
At Anchor in Bluefields bay [Jamaica]
At 7 AM fired a Gun &repeated Commodore's Signal ½ past Weighed & came to Sail in Company with His Majesty's Ships Maidstone & Hornet & 42 Sail of Merchant Ships
Date: 4 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April [1777]
Sunday 27
Cape Florida So71Wt dis 201 Leagues
At 5 A M Saw 4 Sail to No gave Chace At ½ past Carried away the .Jibb boom. At 7 came alongside & began to engage an armed Sloop of 10 Guns, under Rebel Colours, & two Schooners of 8 ea: At 9 the Sloop made Sail from us, do made Sail after her. At ½ past she Struck, the Schooners made Sail & stood to Naward The Sloop...
Date: 27 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April [1777]
Monday 28
Cape Florida So 75 Wt dis 218 Leagues
At 5 A M saw a Sail to SE. gave Chace At 7 fired 2 Shot & brot too the Chace a Schooner from Charles Town for Martinique Sent her to Jamaica.2
Date: 28 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
July 1777
Friday 4
Martyrs S 21 10 Lges
½ past 5 AM Commodore made our Signal to Chace to No do gave Chace at 11 Spoke the Chace a Spanish Brigg from Mississippi.
First part Light airs & cloudy, Middle & latter Heavy rain with Thunder & Lightning. At ½ past 11 PM a Flash [of] Lightning Shivered the Main Mast & Gaff in several splinters, started two planks on the Starboard Bow...
Date: 5 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9